formalism
US /ˈfɔːr.məl.ɪ.zəm/
UK /ˈfɔːr.məl.ɪ.zəm/
1.
形式主義
an artistic or literary style that is more concerned with form (= rules about the arrangement of different elements) than with expressing feelings or meaning:
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Some artists had been attracted to formalism and minimalism because of its supposed neutrality.